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Since 2023, researchers at the Michigan Technological University and SpaceFactory have been working together to build an...
09/19/2025

Since 2023, researchers at the Michigan Technological University and SpaceFactory have been working together to build and test the first-ever lunar “road” in a simulated space environment.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email An illustration of lunar highways. Credit: SpaceFactory Think of it as “paving the way” — but on the moon. The quest for human permanence on that grimy, rock-laden and crater-pocked world would be made smoother by the presence of mini-highways. These speci...

The new ISAM Test Facility at City St George's, University of London aims to assist startups in training their satellite...
09/18/2025

The new ISAM Test Facility at City St George's, University of London aims to assist startups in training their satellites designed to complete a variety of tasks related to on-orbit servicing.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Scaled-down versions of Orbit Fab’s satellite docking and servicing technology during a demonstration at the new ISAM Test Facility in London. Credit: Paul Marks Once famed for the technological prowess of the watchmakers and clockmakers who plied their trade ...

The arrival of the first Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL to the International Space Station will be delayed after the main th...
09/16/2025

The arrival of the first Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL to the International Space Station will be delayed after the main thruster “stopped earlier than planned” during a firing to raise the orbit of the capsule, NASA said Tuesday evening.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email The first Cygnus XL capsule is pictured separating from its Falcon 9 launcher on Sept. 14, 2025. Credit: NASA/SpaceX webcast The arrival of the first Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo capsule to the International Space Station was delayed Tuesday after the main t...

In an excerpt from his new book, "Rocket Dreams," space reporter Christian Davenport relays the story of how NASA's Arte...
09/16/2025

In an excerpt from his new book, "Rocket Dreams," space reporter Christian Davenport relays the story of how NASA's Artemis program got its name.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email The following is an excerpt from Davenport’s book, “Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race,” released by Crown Currency on Sept. 16. In May 2019, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine convened a meeting with his...

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday unveiled a pilot program meant to “fast track” the introduction of elect...
09/12/2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday unveiled a pilot program meant to “fast track” the introduction of electric air taxis and cargo aircraft by establishing partnerships between aircraft developers and state and local governments.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Archer Aviation in August completed an 88-kilometer piloted flight test with a Midnight prototype, the longest such flight to date with the design. Credit: Archer Aviation The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday unveiled a pilot program meant to “fast ...

Two of the biggest corporate players developing electric air taxis have paused their projects in recent months — but tha...
09/12/2025

Two of the biggest corporate players developing electric air taxis have paused their projects in recent months — but that might not be the end of the story.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Models of Supernal’s AS-2 (left) and Airbus’ CityAirbus NextGen air taxi concepts. Credit: Supernal/Airbus Two of the biggest corporate players developing electric air taxis have paused their projects in recent months — but both have indicated that they ex...

OPINION: Companies that fail to safeguard their AI-based inventions stand to miss out on the full benefits of accelerate...
09/11/2025

OPINION: Companies that fail to safeguard their AI-based inventions stand to miss out on the full benefits of accelerated tech development. Attorneys from the Washington, D.C., law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox explain.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Spurred by artificial intelligence, the aerospace industry is poised to rapidly accelerate the pace of tech development. Companies that fail to safeguard their AI-based inventions stand to miss out on the full benefits. Attorneys from the Washington, D.C., law f...

A program that aimed to transform logistics for the U.S. Defense Department was abruptly canceled earlier this year beca...
09/11/2025

A program that aimed to transform logistics for the U.S. Defense Department was abruptly canceled earlier this year because it failed to “meet its metrics” as it progressed through development, the head of DARPA said Tuesday.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email An artist’s concept of DARPA’s Liberty Lifter demonstrator. Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences WASHINGTON, D.C. — A program that aimed to transform logistics for the Defense Department was abruptly canceled earlier this year because it failed to “meet its me...

NASA scientists think they have found the likeliest evidence yet of the existence of past life on Mars in the form of a ...
09/10/2025

NASA scientists think they have found the likeliest evidence yet of the existence of past life on Mars in the form of a speckled rock collected in July 2024 by the Perseverance rover.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email NASA scientists have detected a possible biosignature in a sample of this Martian rock, collected last year by the Perseverance rover from a riverbed in the Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech-MSSS NASA scientists think they have found the likeliest evidence...

With scant information from the White House on how to proceed with the ambitious Golden Dome missile defense shield, the...
09/10/2025

With scant information from the White House on how to proceed with the ambitious Golden Dome missile defense shield, the chairman of the U.S. House caucus focused on the effort said he’s standing by to get critical details out to stakeholders.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email An artist’s concept of the Trump administration’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield. Credit: Boeing WASHINGTON, D.C. — With scant information from the White House on how to proceed with the ambitious Golden Dome national missile defense shield, th...

Calling legislative bans on overland commercial supersonic flight outdated and “ridiculous,” a leading policymaker in th...
09/10/2025

Calling legislative bans on overland commercial supersonic flight outdated and “ridiculous,” a leading policymaker in the U.S. House of Representatives wants to get new designs flying before the end of the decade.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Boom Supersonic earlier this year concluded flight tests with its XB-1 subscale demonstrator, meant to help refine the design of its planned production model, Overture. Credit: Boom Supersonic WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calling legislative bans on overland commercial ...

In an electric car, an inaccurate dashboard readout of remaining battery energy could force a driver to pull over to the...
09/10/2025

In an electric car, an inaccurate dashboard readout of remaining battery energy could force a driver to pull over to the side of the road. But in an electric aircraft, miscalculating the remaining charge could prove disastrous — even fatal.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email A BETA Technologies ALIA aircraft performs a hover test at Burlington International Airport in Vermont. Credit: BETA Technologies In an electric car, an inaccurate dashboard readout of remaining battery energy could force a driver to pull over to the side of the...

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